Prawaas 2019 Prawaas 2019 - India's Biggest Bus & Car travel Show for Public Transport organized by BOCI (Bus & Car Operators Confederation of India) along with MBMS (Mumbai Bus Malak Sanghatana) and FOTTO (Federation of Tourists Taxi Operators) was held between July 25-27, 2019 at CIDCO Convention & Exhibition Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai with the theme Safe, Smart, Sustainable Passenger Mobility. MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications was the Event Partner for the event. The 3-day event brought together leading Bus & Car Operators in eight important segments viz; Intercity, Intracity, School Bus, Employee Transport, Tour Operators, Tourists Cabs, Maxi Cabs and PPP-SPVs. Prawaas 2019 event spectrum included Conference, Exhibition, Prawaas Excellence Awards, Leadership Conclave and Valedictory Function.
INAUGURATION Prawaas 2019, India’s most definitive forum on passenger mobility was flagged off to a rousing response in presence of Host of Dignitaries, thousands of Bus & Car Operators, Industry Captains, Policy Makers, Thought Leaders and other key stakeholders representing the industry. The Inaugural was graced by Shri. Aaditya Uddhav Thackeray, President, Yuva Sena, Youth Wing of Shiv Sena; Shri. Diwakar Raote, Hon’ble Minister of Transport and Khar Land Development, Government of Maharashtra; Shri. T. J. Lalnuntluanga, Hon’ble Minister of State for Transport, L&J, Parliamentary Affairs, Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of Mizoram; Shri. Anuj Kathuria, Chief Operating Officer, Ashok Leyland Ltd.; Shri. Rohit Srivastava, Vice President & Head – Buses, Tata Motors Ltd.; Shri. Thomas Fricke, Managing Director, Daimler Buses India; Shri. K. T. Rajashekhara, Chairman, BOCI; Shri. Prasanna Patwardhan, President, BOCI; Shri. A. Afzal, General Secretary, BOCI; Shri. Deepak Naik, President, MBMS; Shri. Zubin Khopoliwala, President, FOTTO and Shri. Jagdish Patankar, Organising Secretary, Prawaas 2019 & Executive Chairman, MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Key Highlights of the Event
• Prawaas 2019 was graced by Ministers from Central & State Governments like Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister, Road Transport and Highways, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India; Shri. Diwakar Narayan Raote, Hon’ble Minister, Transport, Khar Land Development, Government of Maharashtra; Shri. T.J.Lalnuntluanga, Hon’ble Minister, State for Transport, L&J, Parliamentary Affairs, Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of Mizoram; Shri. Yogesh Sagar, Hon’ble Minister, State for Urban Development, Government of Maharashtra; Shri. A. K. Saseendran, Hon’ble Minister, Transport, Government of Kerala; Shri. Arvind G Sawant, Hon’ble Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and other bureaucrats • 2nd edition of Prawaas witnessed 4000+ Bus & Car Operators from 29 States of India & 7 Union Territories, showcasing the strength of Incredible India! • BOCI Introduced two new initiatives; BOCI YUWA & BOCI CARE • BOCI Annual Report and Programme Document were released during Prawaas 2019 • Conference was addressed by 103 Expert Speakers from all across the globe • India’s Largest Expo on Public Transport, Technologies & Services was Exhibited by 134 Leading Sponsors & Exhibitors which attracted 8000+ Business Visitors • Prawaas 2019 witnessed several new product launches which created lot of excitement. Ashok Leyland launched its Staff Bus 'Oyster', Tata Motors unveiled seven new public transportation vehicles including Electric Buses and SML Isuzu showcased their latest offerings of 3 Bus models • Prawaas 2019 also witnessed 650+ Transport Industry Conference Delegates and 1300+ Transport Industry Expo Delegates • The 72 awards recognized extraordinary contribution in various categories for promoting best practices, showcasing achievements and encouraging innovation • BOCI Prawaas Special Recognition Award given to Shri. Sanjeev Kumar Lohia, MD, Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC), Government of India and Shri. Vivek Agrawal, IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Government of India • There were 13 Delegates from Nepal who participated in Prawaas 2019 like Vikram Basyal, Program Lead from GGGI; Rowan Fraser, Country Representative from GGGI; Seong Cheol Kang, Principal Transport Specialist from GGGI; Nirmala Thapa, Deputy Mayor from Mahalaxmi Municipality • BOCI Day is the Annual General Body Meeting of Bus & Car Operators Confederation of India which was scheduled on 24th July 2019, where all the Top Leadership of the Confederation and the State Associations along with members gathered to take stock of the present situation and plan the roadmap of BOCI activities for the coming year
International Conference
The Conference at Prawaas 2019 was a Thought Leadership Forum with sessions on Innovative Technology for Transforming Passenger Mobility, Stage Carriage Operations & Its Changing Role, School Bus Challenges, BOCI Care: Entrepreneurship, Training, Health & Safety, PPP in Delivering Bus Transport, Shared Mobility, Finance, Tourism, Technology, Employee Mobility, Electric Mobility, Vehicle Regulation, and Insurance/Toll/NIC.
Leadership Conclave
Leadership Conclave - an exclusive gathering of Brand Leaders threw light on the challenges ahead, uncover potential opportunities and discussed the means to achieve exponential growth for the Public Passenger Sector. Theme: Future of Mobility
Chairs: Mr. A. Afzal, General Secretary, BOCI Mr. Jagdish Patankar, Organising Secretary, Prawaas 2019 & Executive Chairman, MM Activ Sci- Tech Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Panelists: Mr. Suresh Chettiar, Vice President & Business Head, Volvo Buses (South Asia) Mr. Anurag Dubey, Vice President, Sales & Customer Care, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Mr. Thomas Fricke, Managing Director, Daimler Buses India Mr. Jalaj Gupta, Head Sales, Global Buses, Ashok Leyland Mr. Prakash Sangam, Chief Executive Officer, Redbus Mr. Rohit Srivastava, Vice President & Head- Buses, Tata Motors Mr. Anuj Vishwakarma, Business Head, Paytm
International Exhibition
The Exhibition spread over 1,50,000 sq. ft was a grand showcase of the Latest Vehicles, Products, Technologies & Services. It provided an access to quality trade and professional visitors and enhanced opportunities to network with key decision makers from government & private sector and close business deals in a professional business environment.
EXHIBITORS PROFILE
LIST OF SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS IN PRAWAAS 2019
A J Travels Pvt. Ltd. Hengst Luman India Pvt. Prasanna Purple Mobility Ltd. Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Aditi Tracking Support Pvt. Ltd. Him Imperial Auto Glass Prime Auto Systems Works AGS India HPCL Pure Blue Automotive Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Alco Brake Pvt. Ltd. ICICI Bank Ltd Rambal India Alius Design Pvt. Ltd. IICAE Bus Design, Testing Red Bus and Certification Allins Insurance Indian Oil Corporation Rohnil Polymers Limited Allison Transmission India Pvt. IndoRailBus Travel Pvt Ltd S R Network Solutions Ltd. (AIRFI) Anand Group Infinity Transoft Solution Safehalo Pvt. Ltd. Apollo Tyres Ltd. Infolink Business Care Safex Fire Services Ltd. Arconic of India Pvt. Ltd. Intangles Lab Pvt. Ltd. Sciative Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Arihant Gold Plast Pvt. Ltd. J Tac (Trans Acnr Solutions Sejal Insurnace Broking Ltd. Pvt Ltd) Arved Ajwa Theme Park Pvt. Ltd. Jamna Auto Industries Ltd. Sheena Bus Body Builder Ashish Rent a Car Jay Switches India Pvt. Ltd. Shree Krishna Enterprises Ashok Leyland JCBL Limited Simran Systems Asian Telesystems LLP Jindal Stainless Corporate Sixth Sensor Technology Management Pvt. Ltd. AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. JK Fenner (India) Ltd. SML Isuzu Limited
LIST OF SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS IN PRAWAAS 2019
Audi Automobiles JMD Enterprises Sri Bhagyalakshmi Travels (SBLT) Auto Hangar (Mercedes) Jumpstart Technologies Pvt. SRS Travels & Logistics Pvt. Ltd. Ltd Auto Trade Kaizen Engineers Streamax Technology Co. Ltd. Birds Eye System Pvt Ltd (Ridlr) KPK Impex Co. and Pagaria SugarBox Networks Pvt Ltd Group Bitla Software Pvt. Ltd. Lamilux India Pvt. Ltd. Sun Mobility Bits N Bytes Soft Pvt. Ltd. Laxmi Bus Body Centre Tapco Pneumatics Pvt. Ltd. Bitzer India Pvt. Ltd. Madhuban Motors Pvt Ltd - Tata Motors Limited Madhuban BMW Infinity Cars Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Thermo King Bridgestone India Pvt. Ltd. Mahindra Insurance Brokers Tolins Tyres Pvt. Ltd. Ltd. Celite Tyres Corporation Maini Plastics and Tourism Corporation of Composites Pvt. Ltd. Gujarat Ltd. Cellprop Pvt. Ltd. Make My trip Trafo Filter Services CHALO Maruti Suzuki Travelchoice Holidays Pvt. Ltd. Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Masstrans Technologies Pvt. Tropicool Car Gadgets Pvt. Pvt. Ltd. Ltd. Ltd. Damodar Coach Meenakshi Polymers Pvt. Ltd. Urrja Bus Decor Delux Bearings Pvt. Ltd. Migma Packtron Valeo Motherson Thermal Commercial Vehicles India Ltd. Eberspaecher Suetrak Bus Climate Mobi Serve Pvt. Ltd. Valspar India Coatings Control Systems (I) Pvt. Ltd. Corporation Pvt. Ltd. ETCO Motors Pvt Ltd Mobile Climate Control Vamo Systems Pvt. Ltd. Thermal Systems India Pvt Ltd Eyedentify Systems Pvt. Ltd. MRF Limited VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. Ezeeinfo Cloud Solutions Pvt. Ltd. MSL (Mobility Solution Veera Bus Limited) Fleetain Mytrah Mobility Pvt. Ltd. Vertex Research Centre FlixBus NBS International Ltd. Vetus & Maxwell Marine India Pvt. Ltd. Force Motors Pvt. Ltd. Network Travels Vimal Fire Controls Pvt. Ltd. Garuda Travels NrXen IT Technologies Private Virtual Info Systems Pvt. Limited Ltd. Gautam Car Rentals Pvt. Ltd. Pacoline Industries Pvt. Ltd. Viva Composite Panel Pvt. Ltd. GEA India Parveen Travels Pvt. Ltd. Volvo Group India Private Limited (Bus Division) Geetee Travels Pvt. Ltd. Paytm Yes Bank Ltd. Gold Seat (Ideagami Private Pitasys Software Pvt. Ltd. Zubin's Royal Fleet Limited) Guru Ram Dass Body Builders Polyhose India (Rubber) Pvt. Ltd. HDFC Bank Ltd Prakash Seating Pvt. Ltd.
Exhibition Gallery
Prawaas 2019 Excellence Awards
Prawaas Excellence Awards is an effort to recognize, the leaders and acknowledge their contributions towards best practices, services and innovations. The Awards were in multiple categories covering all aspects of Bus & Car operator segment as well as performance of the other important stakeholders. An independent reputed consulting firm curated the awards process. Awards Function was a star-studded celebration to felicitate and congratulate the best performers in the sector.
Prawaas 2019 Excellence Awards was graced by Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister, Road Transport & Highways; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India; Shri. Prasanna Patwardhan, President, BOCI; Shri. A. K. Saseendran, Hon’ble Minister, Transport, Government of Kerala; Shri. Kirit Somaiya, Ex-Member, Parliament; Shri. Prakash Sangam, CEO, Redbus; Smt. Manda Mhatre, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly; Shri. Nitin Sheth, COO, Ashok Leyland; Shri. K.T. Rajashekhara, Chairman, BOCI; Shri. Ravi Boratkar, MD, MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications Pvt. Ltd.; Shri. A. Afzal, General Secretary, BOCI; Shri. Mohan Suresh, Hon’ble Consul General, Rwanda; Shri. Rohit Srivastava, VP & Head-Buses, Tata Motors; Shri. Deepak Naik, President, Mumbai Bus Malak Sanghatana (MBMS); Shri. Zubin Khopoliwala, President, Federation of Tourists Taxi Operators (FOTTO); Shri. Jagdish Patankar, Organising Secretary, Prawaas 2019 & Executive Chairman, MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Prawaas Excellence Awards 2019
Segment Operators Category Zone Winner North Sky Line Motors (I) Pvt. Ltd.
South Royal Tourist School Bus Operator of the year East Chohan Tours and Travels West Tej Travels North Brahma Travels South Royal Tourist Safe School Bus Driver of the year (Exemplary Behaviour/Practice) East Chohan Tours and Travels West Shree Gala Tours & Travels North Brahma Travels
South PRR Travels Best Employee Bus Operator East Dey Travels West Poona Tours and Travels Ecos India Mobility & Hospitality Pvt. North Ltd.
Best Employee Taxi Operator South L V Travels West Zubin’s Royal Fleet North Laxmi Holidays
South Srinivasa Tours & Travels Best Tourist Bus Operator East Kundu Travels West Narmada Travels North Hind Tours and Travels
South Ramesh Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd Best Tourist Taxi Operator East Pearl Carzonerent Pvt. Ltd. West Geetee Travels Pvt. Ltd. Best Technology Solution provider MoveInSync
Prawaas Excellence Awards 2019
Category Zone Winner North Himmat Singh, Rishab Travels Intercity Driver of the year South Govindhan, Swamy Ayyappa Travels (Exemplary Behaviour/Practice) East Ranjit Singh Gil, Royal Cruiser West Firoz, Shrinath Travels South Mamatha C, Royal Tourist Women Bus Driver of the Year South Roopali Chauhan, Vijayanand Travels South Vandana Malge, Vijayanand Travels South Vee Vee Bus Service Pvt. Ltd. Women Bus Operator of the year West Shrinath Travel Agency Pvt. Ltd. Best STU Urban Transport Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation Best STU Intercity Transport Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation North Delhi Contract Bus Association Rego. South All Omni Bus Owners & Operators Association East Joint Council of bus syndicate Best Bus Association West School Bus Owner Association Car Bangalore Tourist Taxi Owner Association Association West AICTSL Company Best Special Purpose Vehicles of the year North DIMTS LTD. (Integrated Mechanism)
Best Tourism Board of the year Gujarat Tourism Board Special Award for Mobility for 1. Bennet, Ezymov Differently Abled Persons 2. Sartaj Lamba, Buddy Cabs Special Recognition Award for Priyanshu Singh Pioneering Electric Mobility
Prawaas Excellence Awards 2019
Private Sector Inter City Category Zone Winner North Rishabh Travels Pvt. Ltd. South Orange Tours and Travels Large Bus Operator of the year East Royal Cruiser West Kankar Roadway North Capital Transport South Vignesh TAT Medium Bus Operator of the year East Aitina Travels West Gujarat Travels North Jagdamba Service Travels South Algappa Travels Small Bus Operator of the year East Modak Tour & Travels West Vaishnvi Travels
West Swami Samarth Travels Best Vendor Contractor South Blue Ride Tours and Holidays North Sky line Motors (I) Pvt. Ltd. South Nice Travels Best Private Stage Carrier operator East Sri Balaji Travels West Chartered Speed Ltd.
Prawaas 2019 Excellence Awards
REDBUS People's Choice Award
Category Zone Winner
North Snow Region Tours Passenger Choice Favourite Bus Operator East Greenline
South Swamy Ayyappa Travels Passenger Choice Favourite Bus Operator (Small Size) West Raj Ratan Tours & Travels
South Asian Xpress Passenger Choice Favourite Bus Operator (Mid Size) West Humsafar Travels
South Orange Tours & Travels Passenger Choice Favourite Bus Operator (Large Size) West Chartered Bus
Prawaas 2019 Excellence Awards Gallery
Valedictory Function & Presentation of Exhibitors Awards The Valedictory Function of Prawaas 2019 was graced by the
esteemed Chief Guest Shri. Arvind G. Sawant, Hon’ble EXHIBITOR AWARDS Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Interactive & Best Managed Government of India. Other dignitaries included Shri. Mytrah Mobility Private Limited Prasanna Patwardhan, President, BOCI, Shri. K. T. Rajashekhara, Chairman, BOCI, Shri A. Afzal, General Bitla Software Private Limited Secretary, BOCI, Shri. Harsh Kotak, Treasurer, BOCI, Shri. D. Urrja Bus Décor R. Dharmaraj, Additional Secretary, BOCI, Shri. Malik Patel, SML Isuzu Limited Secretary, FOTTO, Shri. Jagdish Patankar, Organising Secretary, Prawaas 2019 & Executive Chairman, MM Activ Creative & Innovative Display Sci-Tech Communications Pvt. Ltd. During the Valedictory VE Commercial Vehicles Function exhibitor awards were presented under Gujarat Tourism various categories. Pure Blue Automotive BMW Infinity Cars Pvt. Ltd. Content & Information Allison Transmission Jamna Auto Industries Limited Eberspaecher Suetrak JCBL Limited Jury Special Mention Aditi Tracking Support Pvt. Ltd.
AutoTrade
Touring Talkies ICICI Bank – FASTag Madhuban Motors Pvt. Ltd.
Entertainment & Engagement Activities
Testimonials
“Prawaas provides us great platform to showcase our products. We are not only showcasing our products over here but we work with Bus & Car Operators, most of them are our customers, some of the are our platinum & gold customers. We are the Principal Sponsor of Prawaas for the 2nd time in a row. Prawaas is a great integration of all stakeholders coming together for everybody to understand the needs and how the future is going to pan out. I wish, we have several more editions of Prawaas in future!”- Anuj Kathuria, Chief Operating Officer, Ashok Leyland
“As Tata Motors, we are very happy to be associated with Prawaas in the 2nd edition also. Prawaas is not only an Exhibition but a platform for knowledge sharing. It is a very good opportunity for Operators, OEMs, Government to come together and understand what’s happening in the market. Also, the kind of audience that we get here as manufactures, they are very specific to what we would want to meet. It’s been pleasure, it’s been most well organised event and we will be happy to back again in next Prawaas!”- Pankaj Dheer, Head Marketing, CV Passenger, Tata Motors
“It’s very important for Indian Bus Operators to stay at one forum to push certain things forward together. This is what exactly started in 2017 and very well developed in 2019! It’s a great community of over 4000 Operators from all over India. There is good knowledge exchange and discussion to bring Industry forward. Expectations fully met!”- Thomas Fricke, Managing Director, Daimler Buses India
“I have been a Speaker here this time as well as last time! I think, Prawaas is doing a great job, we believe that share mobility is the future for India and I'm very happy that Prawaas is bringing together all stakeholders in making shared mobility spread in India. I believe that it’s a team game and Prawaas’s role to in getting all stakeholders together is really admirable.”- Ravi Pandit, Chairman, KPIT Technologies
“Prawaas is a great initiative by BOCI, it’s nice to see all these people coming together and saying what role they can play in the development of the country. Buses are the essential component of the transportation, presently in intracity, India has just 30,000 buses but within next 10 years we will need 3 lakhs buses. And the only way this can happen is through a private participation, but that needs to be under well structure public framework of how service will be delivered and I see BOCI playing very important role in this reality happening.”- Shreya Gadepalli, Director, South Asia, ITDP
“At Prawaas, we have seen a great Conference of all industry stakeholders, different thought leaders, strategic players and we see a great future direction coming out from here!”- Dr. Anshu Jalora, Co-Founder, Sciative Solutions
Testimonials
“This is the first edition for us, it has given an immense opportunity to interact with fleet owners and taxi operators. I could see a lot of Technology companies are representing their products to taxi operators so that they can actually do seamless integration. For me, Prawaas is the solution for the taxi operators as this is the only platform where all taxi operators can come and understand the technology need & importance. And with the use of technology they will be able to improve their infrastructure. People like us who are looking for these operators to integrate, would be able to get benefit out of it.” – Mohit Rajpal, Director, Make My Trip
“Prawaas is a very good platform for all the entities related to Mobility to come on a single platform and plan for a very organised kind of Mobility Future.”- Amit Kourav, Regional Head, Quick Ride
“This is the best Platform for the business promotion. Good leads and visitor’s footfall are very much encouraging.”- Shiv Kumar Bansal, Managing Partner, HIM Imperial Auto Glass Works
“Prawaas show brings together all Indian OEMs and end users under one show. It is also professionally organised and managed. We look forward to the next edition in 2021.”- Venky Narayanan, Manager Marketing, Allison India Pvt. Ltd.
“We were able to create awareness about stainless steel and its applications in buses. Few leads generated overall a nice response.”- Dhananjay Mane, Associate Manager, Jindal Stainless Ltd.
“A very well curated event for the sector. Excellent staff supporting the event.”- Arun Subramaniam, Core Team, Artilab Foundation “Experience at Prawaas was good. We met many different clients. This is one of the rare platforms to promote our products.”- Sneha Pawar, Sales & Support Engg., Tropicool “Overall very good experience & quality feedback. Nice platform to meet vendors & customers under one roof.” - Girdharilal Sharma, Director, Shree Damodar Coach Crafts
“It is a very nice exhibition having proper visitors for bus industry. We have received response more than expected.”- Manjul Bhatia, Regional Tech Sales Manager, Lamilux “It has been exceptional. Healthy footfall clubbed with unique experience of exhibiting!”- Rajiv Ranjan, Regional Manager, Trans ACNR Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
“In terms of brand promotion, leads, the experience was quite satisfactory.”- Nitin Jain, Marketing Head, Viva Composite Panel Pvt. Ltd.
Media Coverage
Promotional Campaign
Journey of Curtain Raiser Programmes Prawaas 2019 had 8 Curtain Raiser Programmes & 1 BOCI-Industry Interactive Meet at Bengaluru. All these meets aimed at inviting all relevant stakeholders to main event in Navi Mumbai and were given detailed information about spectrum of activities planned for Prawaas 2019. All these programmes were well attended by BOCI Leadership, Bus & Car Operators, Industry Captains, Policy Makers and Media.
Mumbai Kochi
Trichy Bengaluru
Indore Mangalore
Hundreds of Operators gathered for each of these Curtain Raiser Functions. They represent 8 BOCI Segments under:
Hyderabad New Delhi